About
Ariel has around fifteen years of experience as a venture capitalist and impact investor, joining Brainstorm Ventures after its first fund and co-leading subsequent funds and SPVs. He previously worked at Pacific Community Ventures, the Bridgespan Group, UNDP, and Intel, and holds an MBA from Wharton plus engineering degrees from UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech.
Experience
- Brainstorm VenturesManaging General Partnercurrent2014 — present
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow and Mentorcurrent2011 — present
- Pacific Community VenturesVice President2010 — 2024
- ICU Eyewear, Inc.Board Member2018 — 2022
- Bentek CorporationBoard Member2012 — 2020
- New Leaf Paper, A Public Benefit CorporationBoard Member and Corporate Secretary2014 — 2018
- Freshology Inc.Board Member2013 — 2016
- Adina For LifeBoard Member2011 — 2012
- The Bridgespan GroupConsultant2007 — 2009
- UNDP Growing Sustainable Business InitiativeSummer Officer2006Venezuela
- IntelPricing, Supply and Demand Manager2002 — 2005
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance2005 — 2007
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyMS, Industrial and Systems Engineering2001 — 2002
- University of California, BerkeleyBS, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research1996 — 2001
Skills & more
Languages Spanish
From Ariel's professional profile.
